Gate latch



F. LAiRD GATE LATCH I July 6, 1926. 1,591,166

Filed Dec. 23 1925 Patented July 6', 1926, v I

- -1 ndYJJ L-AI-Rn'o1 Jo'jsni ix, OREGON:

. GATE LATCH.

My 'p' e nfi invefitibfl :P' mim lfiefsiv iable term gates, and h ore.paftici ilarliyte latch means-therefor it cdntefiiffleltes E the;p1;9vi-si0n of a latch meat 11s ofthe type eontrqlleble'by motbrvehicles, and aha-m teri-zed by simplicit epgi inexi rpens iveh'ess inconstruction, by the iap'eility: with :whi eh it -is -a,dapted @tojbezipfii-ieei te a swinging him by reliability in gpemtion iifiei'de it tothe, latching and the flnIggt'ching ofthe gate.

the 'inyention 'vy i-H -be hilly 1i ndefsto cid fiom thefollowifigideseription and claims when Figures 3 ya-n1 4 are enter edcletgi il s ec- 'tions takenip the -xplanes in icated the l and respe fiy-e y 5. Fi r '1 and. illustrating :ieatures ot my improve .m'erjrthereinafter;explicitly refeii'ed to;

Similan numerals of reference. deeighzite 7 corresponding par-ts i-n allof-the yiewsfo'f the drawings. V

1 -I shoiv in Figure :1 a ap QS l to Whieh a gate 2 is hiiig'edlyconnected in appiiQpriztte mariner =at-3 so as tofenable' the *gate 1 toevying v in horizontal :plagieyanfll aiso showi in =tr0lIed member ofi'ny improvement, the saith member being mounted to s-wi gvtrg nsverselyof the gate and being Operable or controlled by am rautomqbileapproaching either "side :of the -gate. The Said eut omo- ,bile"cbn'troll'ed member 'is' designated genei ally by '4. also =Sh0w inFigurefl iand.

7 Figures; 3=and4-a post 5 relatiyelyarranged sbes tring etrap 9 on thep t-tel- -f upright ef the gate and beyondgthe outer end ofjthegate tothe gate 2 for the ipurpojse of carrying the "pest :portion of myimprovement. i

The gate 2 is-sh0wh as 1 having spaced 11p rights '6, and-011. saidupn'gh ts ;6 j are mounted eithisgprovidd-fihits extnded portion with Vagtl' a 'jle l he-eaid head 10 fegtends ate idrewin-gs, a'qcompenying 111 fcii'nr iilg fp z it" equipped *ta'ken on the '23, 1925. sq a"77,1549;

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at appe it "Sn-(le ofj'th'e said fece 1'1 with beveled rid "i501 the;name-e516 lcemie 1 through the marea ab'u'tment 1 6,

and that "an-Meme k011i? "extendsjlqsly :bpihgS beingwdund' a'bmit'Ith'e' frbedf lt i beme b r"izailmieii' w. e Manifestly by virtue offthe ifitefpesitien 71's and tlieaimskdf'the V shzipedih'emberifi, thehead 10 111 b .yieldingly'maintdiiied ingihd remmea ho'ri'z of'ritztlititm I Th i est, 5fifs recessed iasd'e'si @1516 keeper "member :25 of 1'inipi ovemerit,

the sleiidpkeeper merhberi having "shank ind lso Levingeheed 325; andthe latter be ng. shaped in creseseenon, "a's "b'etfshtiwh 111 Figufe3,' sogas to -*ebopefziteinthejrhaiiiier between' the hjank ,of {thememe the upper wall-bf lthe hifalit "of 'rece "Ihrthepia'a t'cal usekof'itwjillkble LindefStiOETtI-mt wlthihgfheafi Tio as shown in Figures 1,3 and 4, the gate 2 will be held against swinging .in either direction.lVhen, however, an automoblle approaches the gate from either side, the

forward wheels of the automobile will operate against the adjacent barand thereby rock theshaft 8 about its so as to enable the head lOon'the' continued movement of the gate through the medium of theautomobile to clear the head of the keeper member .25.. In the mannerstated the gate is I-opened by an automobile-audit will also beunderstood'that when the gate is released and swung in any approved 5inan'n'erto' a closedpo'sition, theheadlO will ride past the head 26 ofthe latch imember until the parts are relatively arranged as shown inFigures 3 and 4; when the gatewill'be automatically and securelylatched.

lt will be apparent fromjthe foregoing that my improvement is simple"and inexiting myself to the construction and relative pensive inconstruction and atthe same time reliable in operation, and that the 7improvement does notgrea'tly increase the cost of a gate or render thesame unduly cumbersome.

l have entered into a detailed description of the construction andrelative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferredembodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exactun- -rderstanding of the said embodiment. I do,

notde'sire, however, to be understood as limarrangement of partsas'disclosed, my inr vention being defined by my appended claims withinthe scope'of which modifications may ,7 be made instructure'andarrangement with- I out departure from my inventlon.

claim and desire to secure Having described my invention, 'whatl byLetters-Patent, 3 W L 1. 11 117 combination, a swinging gate, a recessedpost,fbearing straps on the gate, a 'rock shaft journaled in said strapsand extending beyond the outer end'of the gate 7 and provided on itsextended portion with a head disposed at right angles to the shaftandrecessed in its forward side and provided at opposite sides of saidrecess with beveled portions, a vertically"sw1ngable Keeper membermounted in and extended from the recess in the post and having onitsextended portiona beveled head for cooperation' with the head of therock shaft, spring means normally and yieldingly maintaining said keepermember in horizontal position, members of inverted V -shape straddlingand lined with respectto the rock shaft, longitudinal bars carried' bythe arms "of theV- shaped members and' disposed at opposite sides ofthegate, an apertured abutment carried by the gate, an arcuaterod arrangedto play through" the apertured abutment and connected atrits-ends to thearms of one V- V shaped member, andcoiledsprings mounted and extendingbeyond the forward end or outer end of the gate and provided on itsextended portion with a head disposed at right angles to the shaft andhaving a recess in its forward side and also having beveled portions atopposite sides of said recess.

swingable means fixed with respect to and movable with the rockshaftvand extending at opposite sides of the gate and provided at saidopposite 'sides with longitudinal bars adapted for the contact of anautomobile, and spring means arranged to cooperate with said swingablemeans forthe 'yieldinglmaintenance of the head on the rock shaftji'nsubstantial horizontal position 3; In combination, a swmglng gate, apost,

a vertically-swingable. keeper'member carried by the post and having abeveled head, 7 I

'a longitudinal rock shaft c'arried'by the gate and extending beyond theforward end or outer end of the gate and provided on its extendedportion with a head disposed at right angles to the shaft'and having arecess in its forward side and also having beveled pore tions atopposite sides of'said recess, swingable means fixed with respect to andmovable withthe rock shaft and extending at opposite sides of the gateand provided at said opposite" sides with longitudinal bars 7 adaptedfor'the contact of an automobile,

andspring means arranged to cooperate with said swingable means for theyielding maintenance of the head on; the rocklshaft' in substantialhorizontal position; the said swingable 'means comprising a member of"V-shape inverted,

an abutment'oarried by the gate and provided with an aperture, anarcuate rod arranged to play through said abutment and connected at itsends to the arms of said V- shaped member, and springs on'therod andinterposed'between said arms and said abutment. v a i 1; In combinatiomaswinging gate,-a post, a vertically-swingable keeper member car- 'riedby the post and having a beveled head, a rock shaft carried by andextending beyond the outer end of the gate and provided on its outerportion with a, head disposed at right angles to the rock shaft andprovided with a recess in its forward side and also provided with,beveled portions at opposite sidesrof said recess, and laterallymovable means disposed at opposite sides of the gate andconnectednwiththe rock shaft for the V rocking of said shaft by the contact of an"automobile; '7 V 1 I g '5. In combination, a swinging gate, alongitudi'nal'rock shaft carried' by the gate and 7 extending beyond theOlltQI portion or end thereof and provided on: its extended por-- tionwith a head having a recess in its torof the latter by the contacts ofan automobile,

"a post, and a Vertically swingable keeper i" member carried by thepost, and having a" beveled 'headfor cooperation with saidihead v V ofthe rock shaft. 1 7 V V i In testimony whereof I affixmy signature;

' FLOYD LAIRD.

